soon led, headed 8f out, chased leader, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
pulled hard in touch in rear, saddle slipped after 2f, headway to lead 8f out, clear over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader until 8f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
Nonrunner
Sancho Panza is a stayer in the making and has been unfortunate not to add to his victory at Windsor in August. However, he's now 16lb higher and may not be quite up to this. Alubari ran poorly on his reappearance at Beverley and will need to return to the form that saw him score at Wolverhampton in December while Tobernea did his best on ground with plenty of give last season and will need the rain to arrive to have a realistic chance. SHEILA'S CASTLE stays further than this as she emphasised when just beaten over two miles at Kempton last July. A run over timber in March will ensure she is fit enough and her young rider's claim will be a major plus.
Tobernea (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, hard ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 13th of 16, 27l behind Bollin Greta (9-5) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Alubari 7-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Granston (9-7) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Sheila's Castle 5-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace and lost 2nd post, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Naheell (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f app hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Sancho Panza 12-1 (9-11) Held up in touch, switched right over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on to chase winner last 100 yards, always held, 2nd of 21, 1l behind Jeer (10-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gd in Apr.
No Time For Tears (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 9l behind Camera Shy (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Apr.
